Tag: terrorists

The troops also recovered large quantities of arms and ammunition, including automatic rifles, machine guns, RPG tubes, locally fabricated weapons, ...

Mr Trump’s framing of Nigeria’s violence as “Christian genocide” resonates with US evangelical constituencies but misrepresents the country’s complex conflict ...

The number of people kidnapped from the bus has not been ascertained.

Popularly known as “camp boys”, the Customs errand boys are unofficially engaged by officers at border areas and ports, a ...

Among the patients abducted were a nine-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother and her baby.

Terrorists, locally known as bandits, abducted the locals from Buzugu and Rayau villages in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of ...

DHQ also said the troops rescued 30 kidnapped victims within the past two weeks across all theatres.

An army spokesperson said the terrorists used Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), armed drones, and command-initiated Improvised Explosive Devices.

The troops also rescued 41 kidnapped victims in the last one week across theatres of operations.

The troops also rescued 66 kidnapped victims across the country in August.

The two leaders: Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, and Mahmud al-Nigeri, notoriously known as Mallam Mamuda, were arrested ...

“Our forces continue to dominate the area with patrols to deny terrorists freedom of action,” he said.

The former commissioner was reacting to a recent allegation by a terror kingpin that he and “other influential” people have ...

The core impediment against the successful suppression of terrorism and banditry has been insufficiencies in the capacity and capability of ...

Mr Abubakar said the offensive had destroyed 206 technical vehicles and 166 logistics hubs.

The military operations took place between 10 July and 22 July.

The Army disclosed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

The expert says terrorists, who escaped from Niger Republic prison, have migrated to Nigeria.

The incident occurred at Zogirma in the Bunza Local Government Area

The military also recovered N83 billion worth of stolen crude oil in the last two years.

He said the terrorists suffered significant casualties, with recovery of five AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines, and 13 rounds of ...

President Tinubu has rescheduled his visit to Kaduna for Thursday.

The assailants, believed to be Fulani militia, arrived in the town’s market square around 10 p.m. on 13 June, two ...

The Army disclosed this in separate Facebook posts on Monday.

Ya Muhammad and Abou Dawuda were described as prominent commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)